
In Memory of
						
						
						Vincent Joseph Oliva
						
						
						Born: March 8, 1948 - 
						Died: 
						
						November 27, 2013
						
						
						
						
Vincent 
						Joseph Oliva (3/8/48 - 11/27/13) completed his life 
						journey this past Wednesday afternoon in Hackensack 
						University Medical Center, ending a courageous three 
						year battle against multiple myeloma. His life ended 
						just as he lived it, embraced by the presence of his 
						beloved family. He spent his last moments of life beside 
						his wife of 42 years, Catherine, his sons Vincent Thomas 
						& his wife Jessica and Jamie Michael & his fiancée 
						Jessica, and his brother Robert. He also leaves behind 
						is granddog, Tyson. He was preceded in passing by his 
						parents, Vincent James & Sarah, and his sister 
						Catherine. He was the son-in-law of late Thomas & Ann 
						Glancy. 
						
						As a Police Sergeant, his career was dedicated to the 
						Port Authority Police Dept., where he was instrumental 
						in establishing the K-9 Explosive & Narcotics Detection 
						Division until his retirement in 2003. 
						
						He served throughout the 
						9/11 tragedy at the World Trade Center and Newark 
						International Airport, and his efforts and instruction 
						have been instrumental to multiple Police Depts. and 
						organizations throughout the Country, including the 
						United States Park Police, the Dept. of Homeland 
						Security, Association for Explosive Detection K9's 
						International, the US Coast Guard, GSS Security, the MTA 
						Police, the NJ Transit Police, ATF, NYPD K9 Division, 
						the US Marshal Service, and various Police Departments 
						throughout New Jersey, including Bayonne, Jersey City, 
						Holmdel, Franklin Twp., and Hawthorn. 
						
						A visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 3, 2013 
						from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM at
						
						Migliaccio Funeral Home 
						located at 851 John F. Kennedy Blvd., Bayonne, NJ. A 
						funeral service will
						
be 
						conducted on Wednesday at 8:45am at the funeral home, 
						with a mass being offered at St. Andrew Catholic Church 
						located at 125 Broadway (corner of W. 4th Street) on 
						Wednesday, December 4 at 9:45AM, and he will be laid to 
						rest immediately following at Holy Cross Cemetery, North 
						Arlington, NJ. 
						
						In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the 
						following organizations: 
						
						
						The Port Authority 9/11 Widows & Children's Fund of 
						Fallen Officers 
						611 Palisade Avenue 
						Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 07632-1805 or 
						
						The Humane Society 
						
						
						http://m.humanesociety.org/about/state/new_jersey or
						
						
						The John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University 
						Medical Center, Myeloma Division. 
						
						http://www.jtcancercenter.org 
						
						 
						 
						
						Visitation at Funeral 
						Home
						7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, Tuesday, December 3, 2013
						Migliaccio Funeral Home
						851 Kennedy Blvd Bayonne, NJ 07002 
						
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						Funeral Mass
						9:45 AM - 10:30 AM, Wednesday, December 4, 2013
						St Andrew's Church
						125 Broadway (at 4th Street) Bayonne, NJ 07002 
						
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						Cemetery/Crematory Service
						11:15 AM - 11:30 AM, Wednesday, December 4, 2013
						Holy Cross Cemetery
						340 Ridge Road North Arlington,, NJ 07031 
						
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